One of the most effective ways to enter the world of the brain is through research. Through more than three years of my undergraduate study, I have participated in several fields of neuroscience study, ranging from brain signal analysis, psychophysical experimentation, to computational modeling. My very first project was about the electroencephalography (EEG) analysis on positive/negative mood, based on changes in alpha and beta waves, which was conducted at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. Then during last summer break, I had another opportunity to do an individual research, sponsored by EPFL, Switzerland. The project under my responsibility is the psychophysical experiment on personal susceptibility to visual illusions. Also, I had a …show more content…
To me, it provides not only a brand-new approach to model the potential causation underlying cognition and behavior but also offers the powerful analytical tool which helps extracting well-developed conclusions from experimental research in general. I have taken two specialized courses and also have been working as an undergraduate intern in Visual System Neural Network (VSNN) laboratory at KAIST. My work focuses on both experiment-based analysis and neural modeling. The more I learn how computational methods contribute to neuroscience discoveries, the more I feel captivated by this field. Moreover, apart from the intensive experience in MATLAB programming, I have both a keen interest in programming and computation. I have learned and worked on several programming languages – such as Python, C++, and Java, and recently, I have started the project on neural simulation in the NEURON environment, the specialized simulation tool for computational neuroscientists. I would like to apply this specialty to satisfy my curiosity and passion for neuroscience; thus, computational neuroscience becomes the ‘just-right’ choice for